THE CAMELLIA. 
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nature. In one month after they have been pegged down, they may 
be separated from the mother plants, and planted three in each twen¬ 
ty-four sized pot; this should always be done in July and August, 
never later, by this means they have plenty of time to grow before 
cold weather overtakes them. The stronger the plants are, the bet¬ 
ter is the prospect of fine fruit. The best compost I have met with, 
is three barrowsful of maiden loam, and one harrowful of rotten sta¬ 
ble dung, well mixed together. When potted, they should he placed 
in a north situation until they have made fresh roots, and are able to 
hear the sun; they are then to be removed to a south aspect, and 
plunged in a bed of old tan, up to the rim of the pots ; this keeps 
them cool, and the soil is not exhausted by frequent watering, as is 
the case when exposed to the sun and air, the frost has also less pow¬ 
er -to break the pots, or stop the growth of the plants, than when ex¬ 
posed, and they will at least he a fortnight earlier in their growth. 
Wm. Brown, Jun. 
FLORICULTURE. 
ARTICLE I.—REMARKS ON TPIE CAMELLIA. 
BY G. A. L. 
(Concluded from Vol. 1, Page 690.) 
39 Camellia compacta, close flowering C. A pretty, neat, and 
distinct white flowering variety. 
40 C. jap. Reevesiana. Reeves’s C. A handsome plant from 
China. The flowers are of a fine crimson colour, hut are inclined to 
sport. 
41 C. jap. concinna, fine C. A fine and splendid new scarlet 
variety, 
42 C. Jap. Rossii, Ross s C. A fine large single variety. A 
seedling plant. 
Having thus noticed the varieties of the Camellia japonica, and 
other species thought most deserving of attention, I shall conclude 
these papers with a recapitulatory list of them, arranged as nearly as 
possible, according to the colour of the flower, hoping that it may be 
useful to the admirers of this noble genus of the vegetable kingdom. 
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